Summary
From the author of Grey Souls and Brodeck’s Report: a chilling island fable of murder, exploitation and complicity
“A parable about modern migration that is also the kind of detective story Mikhail Bulgakov might have written: visionary and darkly humourous” Lucy Hughes-Hallet, New Statesman BOOKS OF THE YEAR
“A timely and elegant examination of the migrant situation in the Mediterranean from the point of view of a remote, volcanic island” The New European BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529400649 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529400643 |
| Author: | Philippe Claudel, Euan Cameron |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 140mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
A timely and elegant examination of the migrant situation in the Mediterranean from the point of view of a remote, volcanic island that depends on tourism for its survival and lives in fear of negative publicity as a result. – Charlie Connelly * New European Books of the Year *
About The Author
Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel is a university lecturer, novelist, film director and scriptwriter. He has written 14 novels that have been translated into various languages. He was born in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe in 1962 where he still lives. In 2009 his film I’ve Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t’aime), which draws upon Claudel’s eleven years teaching in prisons, won the BAFTA for Best Foreign Language film. Among his novels, Grey Souls won the Prix Renaudot in France, the American Gumshoe Award and the Swedish Martin Beck award. Brodeck’s Report won the 2010 Independent Foreign Fiction Award.
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